Category: Types of Sunrooms

Sliding vs. Hinged Doors for Sunrooms: New sliding doors may feel like they’ll last forever, but hinged doors typically provide a more secure and durable option for entering and leaving your sunroom. By comparison, sliding doors can help maximize the floor space and decorating options. Often, the decision comes down to feasibility and affordability in design, including where the property permits a larger sunroom design in the first place.

New sliding doors may feel like they’ll last forever, but hinged doors typically provide a more secure and durable option for entering and leaving your sunroom. By comparison, sliding doors can help maximize the floor space and decorating options. Often, the decision comes down to feasibility and affordability in design, including where the property permits […]

Your sunroom can have a flat, sloped, or gabled roof. In theory, you could also build a sunroom with a hip roof, though that’s pretty uncommon as it limits the options for extra windows in the gable. Gabled sunrooms tend to look a lot sturdier and can often be fashioned to look like the main […]

Everybody knows what a sunroom is, but until they start researching, few people can truly appreciate the number of options they’ll have to choose from. Between colors, materials, size/dimensions, windows and door placement, there are an endless number of variations and combinations. This informal glossary of sunroom designs and styles just covers the broad strokes. […]